Broom-stay and fiber-support.



No. 676,540. Patented lune I8, |90I. E c. JONES. BROM STAY AND FIBERSUPPORT.

(No Model.)

PATENT OFFICE.

EDI/VARI) C. JONES, OF KANSAS CITY,

MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HARLIN A. PONTIOUS, OF SAME PLACE.

BRooM-STAY AND FIBER-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 676,540, dated June 18,1901'.

Application tiled October 1, 1900.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented a certainrnew and useful Improved Broom-Stay andFiberSupport; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification.

The objects of my invention are, primarily, to reinforce and stiften thefibrous body of the broom at its junction with the handle; second, toconfine the free ends of the fibers of the broom and prevent theirspreading apart and lessen the uneven Wear of the broom, and, third, toadjust the stay in position at any point upon the broom-handle.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, such as will be hereinafter fully described, and specificallypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of a broom with theinvention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the novelbroom-stay and ber-support removed from the broom and shown in an openposition. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken through thehollowT fiber-support andr the extensible end thereto, showing the meansfor retaining the ends in an adjusted position. Fig. 4 is a verticalsectionalview taken through the adjustable upper ends of the broom-stayand a portion of the broom-handle, showing the projections upon the stayand the clamping-sleeve. Fig. 5 is a view of the invention as seen inFig. l, showing the ber-support in an inclined position. Fig. 6 is asectional view of a portion of the handle of the broom, showing analternative means for securing the stay adj ustably to the broomhandle.Fig. 7 is a detail view of the securing-ferrule to the broom-stay.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the brous body of a broom, and Bthe longitudinally-extended handle.

Serial No. 31,654. (No model.)

C represents the broom-fiber support or band, which consists of separatehorizontal tubes or guides o c on each side of the dat fibrous body ofthe' broom and close in position thereto. The ends of tubes c c extendto within a short distance of the outer edges of the fibrous body of thebroom, and with said ends are adjustably connected the endsc3 c3 of acurved rod or link c2, which ends are parallel with each other and areslightly smaller in circumference than the distance around the innerside of the ends of tubes c o and extend a short distance within saidtubes, as seen in Fig. 2. f'

D represents the broom-stay, which consists of the longitudinal plates dd, of sufficient rigidity, arranged upon each side of and in thedirection of the length of the broom-handle B, and narrow in width. Uponthe upper end of each plate CZ is an outwardly-curved plate d', whichextends part way around the han; dle B of the broom and is puncturedfrom the outer side of the plate CZ' inwardly, forming sharp points d2on the inner side of said plate, which are extended toward thebroom-handle, these points being made in any desired number andpreferably in series the length of plate d.

Extending around broom-handle B is a sleeve or ferrule F., the innerside of which is of the proper dimensions to extend around the plates dd and is slightly outwardly liaring in the direction of the lower end,so that when the ferrule is forced downwardly upon the plates d d thepoints d2 are forced within the surface of the handle B of the broom.The lower end of the portion d of each stay d extends downwardly aconsiderable distance upon the fl'at side of the fibrous body A of thebroom, so as to give strength to the said fibrous body A at its junctionwith the handle, and with said end are connected the upper ends of thebranch plates d3 cl3, the lower ends of which plates extend outwardlyand downwardly in oppositeV inclined planes and in the direction of theends of the tubec and are bent once around said tube a short distancefrom its ends and .soldered rigidly to said tube. The outer sideportions of the ends c3 c3 of the links o2 are iiattened in thelongitudinal direction, as indicated at c4 in IOO Fig. 3. In the outerand upper surface ot' the I tubes c o at their extreme outer ends arethe.

depressions dx, which in the inner side of the tube project inwardly andbind upon the curved sides of the ends c3 c3 of the links c2, and whenthe stays d are in open position, as seen in Fig. 3, the projections areopposite the flattened portions o4 of the ends c3 c3 of thelinks c2. Thestay-plates d d3 when made from metal are given an increased rigidity bythe turning inwardly of the outer edges of the plates; but theconstruction may be varied ro attain the same result. In applying theinvention to a broom the stays d d are eX- teuded in a horizontalposition, which causes a partial rotation of the tubes c c on the endsc3 c3 of thelnks o2 c2, which action causes the projection dx on theinner side of thetubes c c to take a position opposite the flattenedportion c4 ot' the ends of said links, and the links are in a positionto be easily removed. One of the links c2 being drawn from the tubes cc, the said tubes are placed on each side of the fibrous body A of thebroom and the link replaced, in which movement the links are broughtinclose contact with the broom liber. The stays CZ d are then extendedupwardly and the plates d d brought close in position against the handleB, which movement se- -cures or locks the links c2 with the tubes o c.

Theferrule or sleeve E on handle B is forced downwardly in position uponthe plates d d and the said plates secured from movement.

In theapplication of the invention to a new broom the fiber-support isarranged in position a short distance upwardly from the free ends of thebroom fibers, so as to retain the free ends in a compact body andprevent the breaking down of the iibrous body. The broom may then beused until the free ends of the fibers are non-yielding, when theferrule E is removed from the plates d d' and the fiber-support C movedupwardly the requisite distance and the plates d d secured to the handleB in the adjusted position. In order that the fiber-support may beapplied to brooms of various thickness, the links c2 are made ofdifferent sizes. In various grades of brooms whenever the junction ofthe handle with the fibrous body of the broom is not strong theinvention reinforces the broom,- so as to add increased usefulnessthereto and at the same time enable the hard usage of the broom in thebeating of carpets, to which use the broom is commonly applied. Thebroom stay or band C strengthens the fibers of the broom and contributesto the even Wear of the broom. In the application of the invention to abroom which has been worn in order to draw the fibers together the fibersupport or band may be inclined in position, as seen in Fig. 5, thisposition simply requiring the lengthening of one of the branch portionsof the broom-stay, as seen at d4, ou each side of the fibrous body ofthe broom, the parts being rigidly connected with the fiber-support, asin Fig. 1. This arrangement enables a broom to be used either right orleft handed and will not permit the broom to be worn in a directioncontrary to the positionof the fiber-support. Instead of a ferrule E, Imay make the plates which secure the stays to the handle externallyscrew-threaded, as at f in Fig. 6, to which is fitted aninternally-screwthreaded ferrule or sleeve F, the plate f having theengaging points entering the handle B, as in Fig. l. The band C isadjustable to any Width of broom.

Other modifications may be made within the scope of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, 'what I now claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination in abroom with its handle, of a combinedliber-supporting band extending around the fibrous body of the broom,and stay-plates extending upwardly therefrom, in the longitudinaldirection of the handle, and projections upon and integral with theinner side and upper end of the stay-plates, and a clamping device uponsaid handle for said plates.

2. A ber support comprising separate guide-plates upon the oppositesides of the fibrous body of the broom, having guide-opem ings in theends thereof, and links having their ends adapted to enter and telescopewith the guide-openings in the ends of' said'gui'deplates.

3. In combination with the fibrous body of a broom, of' separateguidetubes upon the opposite sides thereof, and links havinginterlocking ends adapted to telescope with the ends of saidguide-tubes.

4. In combination with a broom, with its handle, of separate plates uponthe opposite sides of the fibrous body of the broom having circularopenings in the ends thereof, and curved rods connecting the ends ofsaid plate, having their ends extending within the openings in saidplates, and flattened, and projections upon said tubes applied to securethe ends of the links in position Within the said openings, stay-platesextending from the handle of the broom, having branches connected withthe said plates on the fibrous body of the broom, and projections uponthe inner side of the stay-plates, in contact with the handle of thebroom, and a ferrule, substantially as described.

EDWARD C. JONES. Witnesses:

JOHN T. MARSHALL, THOMAS A. ALEXANDER.

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